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Definition of stark adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stark

adverb

/stɑːk/

/stɑːrk/

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stark naked wearing no clothes
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Stark is used with these adjectives:
naked
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Word OriginOld English stearc ‘unyielding, severe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark ‘strong’.

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(stark) raving mad/bonkers

(informal) completely crazy

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